AF: Dear Confused People

And here is the checklist, copy and pasted from the DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS THAT RESIDE BEHIND THAT GRUMPY LADY.  CLICK HER FACE!

A minimum performance checklist:

• Did I read Brave New World (BNW)?
• Did I write three essays about the novel, all three on ONE document, and submit it to Turnitin by August 2?
• Did I read Amusing Ourselves to Death (AoTD)?
• Did I write eleven chapter summaries (three sentences each) covering each chapter of AoTD and submit it to Turnitin by August 2?
• Did I write FOUR blog posts of 150 words or more by August 2?
• Did I write EIGHT comments to the blog posts of others by August 2?
• Did I write up TEN Room for Debate summaries as described in this assignment?  Did I print or use cursive (find the balance between legibility and speed), using blue or black ink, in a high-quality college-ruled spiral notebook, no smaller than 8.5” x 11”? 
• Did I write up TWO Long Reads, as described in this assignment, in the aforementioned high-quality college ruled spiral notebook, also in blue or black ink?
• Did I hand in that notebook at the front office by August 2 or earlier?

As we mentioned in the summer homework meeting, the work is your ticket into the class. You saw the crowd that came for the meeting. There will be THREE SECTIONS of AP English Language offered next year -- that's about 100 available seats. 

The homework is how we figure out who those seats go to.  
It may seem like a lot of work, but you know this is for college credit, right?
We're supposed to treat you like college freshmen. Young adults. Buckle up.

--AFletcher